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The Muster- Emma Wilson: YFC Round Up · The Muster on Hokonui

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  Speaker 1: Kelly Clarkson is the music this afternoon. That song there,
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  Speaker 1: pretty relevant. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Ain't
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  Speaker 1: that the truth? Emma Wilson joins us next. She is
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  Speaker 1: chair of Otago Southland Young Farmers. Emma, good afternoon. You're
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  Speaker 1: based up in Dunners. I take it it's a little
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  Speaker 1: bit drier than what we've seen down here in Southland.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, probably not hard at the moment. We've got a
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  Speaker 2: little glimpse of sunshine, so I hope it sticks around
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  Speaker 2: and makes its way south.
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  Speaker 1: We've got a good forecast for the next couple of days,
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  Speaker 1: so we're going to go with that. Young farmers, though,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, like I say, you're the chair for the region.
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  Speaker 1: How have you found things recently, weather aside?
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  Speaker 2: Everyone's just being heads down, bombs up, getting stuff done
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  Speaker 2: on farm, but everyone's starting to get busy again come October.
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  Speaker 2: There'll be heaps happening in the region again. It's good
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  Speaker 2: to have a few things for everyone to look forward
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  Speaker 2: to once they get through this tough patch.
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  Speaker 1: There's quite a bit coming up. What's a couple of
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  Speaker 1: things for people to look forward to?
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  Speaker 2: I want to say there's about three backups coming up
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  Speaker 2: around the region, which would be pretty cool. First one,
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  Speaker 2: I think, will be townhouse, where the wellbeing event is
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  Speaker 2: as well for the region, and then districts and all sorts.
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  Speaker 1: What's the wee well-being event? I've read about this. This
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  Speaker 1: is a really good initiative too. That's all part of
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  Speaker 1: the bar cut with the Te Anau crew. Is that right?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we thought we'd do it beforehand just to make
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  Speaker 2: sure it makes the trip worthwhile tying them in together
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  Speaker 2: and hopefully eat a few more along to both events.
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  Speaker 2: It just kind of is. We just wanted to put
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  Speaker 2: something on for the members, kind of a way for
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  Speaker 2: them to check in, maybe learn a few things and
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  Speaker 2: get an awesome guest speaker coming down who's It sounds
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  Speaker 2: real practical about the way they approach it, so hopefully
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  Speaker 2: members can connect it to it.
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  Speaker 1: I've been speaking to various people over the past few
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  Speaker 1: weeks who say that connecting with members through social media
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  Speaker 1: and the likes while they're in the trenches at the
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  Speaker 1: moment has been a lifesaver for a lot of people, well,
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  Speaker 1: not literally, but just to have a bit of connection
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  Speaker 1: and just catch up with other people. What are you
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  Speaker 1: guys hearing as far as that, as far as connection
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  Speaker 1: between clubs and the likes at the moment? Just it's
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  Speaker 1: a case of everybody being in this boat together?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, and it's kind of nice, too, that everyone's
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  Speaker 2: supporting each other as well, clubs doing events together, not
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  Speaker 2: just relying on the same people within your club to
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  Speaker 2: do it, helping each other out. If you only have
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  Speaker 2: to organise one every two months or something, it makes
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  Speaker 2: it a bit easier when you're flat out this time
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  Speaker 2: of year. It's definitely easier when everyone can have a
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  Speaker 2: bit of a complaint to people who understand it as
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  Speaker 2: well and are going through the same thing.
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  Speaker 1: You've got to be able to have a venting network.
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  Speaker 1: That goes without saying. It doesn't matter who you are.
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  Speaker 2: I feel like that's the first part of young farmers
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  Speaker 2: meetings is where everyone gets to, yeah, get off your
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  Speaker 2: chest what you need when you get on with business.
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  Speaker 1: Now the district finals, ironically enough, they're not far away too.
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  Speaker 1: They're at Riverton this year, is that right?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, out that way in November, like coming up pretty quickly. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: we get a cap of 30 just because there's only
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  Speaker 2: so much time in the day that we can save running,
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  Speaker 2: but should be doubling next year as we go back
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  Speaker 2: to two districts, which would be quite cool to see
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  Speaker 2: more getting involved.
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  Speaker 1: Interesting. So you say you're going back to district, so
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  Speaker 1: it'll be Otago, then Southland. Why the change?
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  Speaker 2: Just kind of keen to get more people giving it
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  Speaker 2: a go when there's only 30 every year. And sometimes
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  Speaker 2: when you take our region, it spans all the way
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  Speaker 2: up from Ranfurly down. It can be a bit of
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  Speaker 2: a hike depending how it's split. So just more people
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  Speaker 2: that can give it a go and test their skills.
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  Speaker 2: That first year is always a bit of a trial
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  Speaker 2: and error year. You usually get keen on it and
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  Speaker 2: then come back next year stronger.
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  Speaker 1: So Otago South in general though, consensus seems to be
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  Speaker 1: it's an area with the New Zealand young farmers that's
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  Speaker 1: really going ahead in leaps and bounds. Would that be correct?
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  Speaker 1: Is that what you're saying?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll definitely be claiming that and singing it from
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  Speaker 2: the mountain tops. The region of the year awards have
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  Speaker 2: definitely helped back up what we're saying too though.
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  Speaker 1: So what's working so well for the organisation down here, Emma?
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  Speaker 1: You'll know this, you're on the cold face.
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  Speaker 2: I think honestly it's everyone on the ground driving it too,
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  Speaker 2: the culture between the clubs and across the region. Everyone
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  Speaker 2: just loves doing stuff together and getting involved and putting
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  Speaker 2: on things and turning up to each other's events. So
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  Speaker 2: it builds everyone up and makes everyone stronger.
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  Speaker 1: And especially after the slammy slash carving season, everybody will
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  Speaker 1: be keen to get out there and just get back
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  Speaker 1: into it, the meetings and the likes and reconnect. That's
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  Speaker 1: the key message, eh? Yeah, definitely.
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  Speaker 2: Just getting off farm as well, most important this time
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  Speaker 2: of year.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that's the big.
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  Speaker 2: Even if it's only for an hour.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, and that's the key messaging too. We'd like to
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  Speaker 1: share that today. Just make a chance to catch up
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  Speaker 1: with other people because you all know what it's been
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  Speaker 1: like about going over the obvious, right? Yeah, definitely.
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  Speaker 2: Everyone always says that getting off is the hardest part,
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  Speaker 2: but once you get to the pub and catching up
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  Speaker 2: with friends, it's always so much better.
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  Speaker 1: It's too easy to put things in the too hard
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  Speaker 1: a basket these days, isn't it? That's what it boils
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  Speaker 1: down to.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. And everyone in the club around the place
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  Speaker 2: seems to be egging each other on to turn up
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  Speaker 2: if they haven't seen someone in a while, which also
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  Speaker 2: does help as well.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, awesome, Emma. Hey, thanks very much for your
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  Speaker 1: time once again. Young Farmers doing some cool stuff. And
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  Speaker 1: it won't be too long, we'll get a few meetings
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  Speaker 1: up and running. Good on you. Cheers. Laugh out loud
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  Speaker 1: to help the livestock farmer. The invention of the shovel
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  Speaker 1: of the broom that truly swept the nation? Right, there's
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  Speaker 1: a few events that are happening here over the next
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  Speaker 1: few days. over at Transport Services tomorrow at nightcaps at 11am.
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  Speaker 1: They're having a lunch then at Sinclair's Transport, 11am as
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  Speaker 1: well on Friday. Waikaka at the Rugby Club's having a
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  Speaker 1: shout there for the community this Friday from 11.30. Grab
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  Speaker 1: a other bit of paper here, of course, Rural Support
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  Speaker 1: Trust Brunch From Us event happening tomorrow at Dipton at
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  Speaker 1: the Golf Club from 11am. And a flip over the
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  Speaker 1: bit of paper, RTL as well, tomorrow at Lawrence on
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  Speaker 1: the 30th. And Beef and Lamb Spring Shout, here we go.
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  Speaker 1: These are happening too. Getting underway tomorrow at the Tokanui
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  Speaker 1: Rugby Club from 5pm. Then on Thursday, Central Pirates at
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  Speaker 1: 5pm as well on the 1st. So various events happening
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  Speaker 1: around the province. Let me know what's going on there.
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  Speaker 1: More than happy to get it out there, give people
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  Speaker 1: a chance to have a bit of a catch-up and
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  Speaker 1: a chinwag. I'm Andy Muir. The muster is brought to
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  Speaker 1: you by Peters Genetics. Shout-out to Clayton and the team.
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  Speaker 1: Podcast will be up shortly, thanks to iHeartRadio. And I'll
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  Speaker 1: see you tomorrow, 1 o'clock. Forecast tomorrow is looking better.